 Twentieth century South Brunswick has seen
extensive transformation with the impact of American industrial technology. The New
Brunswick and Trenton Fast Line began operation in 1900, a trolley line running parallel
to the Old Straight Turnpike of 1804 (Route 1), intersecting George's Road just to the
north of the Five Corners intersection in Dayton. This trolley provided daily passenger
and freight service, stopping at a local crossroads. In 1930 the line was closed, unable
to compete with the automobile.
With increased mobility and a growing population, the suburban style residential
development was born after the Second World War, and Kendall Park was begun in 1955.
Kendall Park is located right off of Route 27, the old Indian trail and major thoroughfare
of earlier centuries. Other residential developments have since been constructed, and like
Kendall Park, have mostly followed the dispersed hamlet pattern. Commercial, residential
and industrial growth have developed mostly along major thoroughfares and turnpikes, like
the developments of earlier days. Click here for more
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